as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
the blood donor started to feel a little woozy after rising too quickly from the cot
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Recent Examples of woozy
There was a woozy unreality about that first glimpse.
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Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
Music City then was always woozy from two shots of rot gut whiskey and an angry call from a jilted lover across town.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Surely the man who staked his entire studio on One From the Heart — the beautiful, woozy, unforgettable, financially dead-on-arrival One From the Heart — wasn’t thinking clearly.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2024
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Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
Music City then was always woozy from two shots of rot gut whiskey and an angry call from a jilted lover across town.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Surely the man who staked his entire studio on One From the Heart — the beautiful, woozy, unforgettable, financially dead-on-arrival One From the Heart — wasn’t thinking clearly.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woozy
Adjective
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The memes alone can send anyone into a dizzy state.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
16 May 2025
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Unaware of a bee allergy, Ryan became disoriented, dizzy, and eventually passed out.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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The movie stars Shia LaBeouf, Patricia Arquette, and Sigourney Weaver, with Sachar maintaining the book's penchant for surprise, suspense, and giddy momentum.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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Disney’s strong quarterly results and full-year guidance raise has analysts giddy at the media giant’s prospects.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
7 May 2025
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“Woozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woozy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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